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Ye Olde Time Rubbish Dump

WBEZ does an analysis of century-old data about garbage collection in the city of Chicago.

The article has interesting graphs comparing the amount of consumer waste produced in 1905 to the present day. But its also a interesting glimpse into the old-fashioned methods of trash removal.

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